Mexico City, Mexico – BBC Worldwide Sales & Distribution Latin America announced today a deal with OnDIRECTV, exclusive channel for DIRECTV Latin America subscribers, for Season 6 of the renowned and popular sci-fi show Doctor Who. The announcement was made at the first BBC Worldwide Screenings Mexico event. BBC’s Doctor Who season 6 opens with a spectacular two-parter…
Read MoreNew York, NY – For the first time ever, BBC AMERICA will broadcast the The Britannia Awards, Sunday, November 11, 2012 at 8pm ET as a two-hour special, preceded by The Britannia Awards Red Carpet Special at 7:30pm ET. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles® (BAFTA Los Angeles), which is celebrating its 25th anniversary…
Read MoreNew York, NY – BBC AMERICA confirms that the Cybermen will be menacing the universe once again when Doctor Who returns for a run of eight epic episodes in spring, 2013. The iconic enemies will be featured in an adventure directed by Stephen Woolfenden and written by the acclaimed Neil Gaiman whose previousDoctor Who episode, “The Doctor’s…
Read MoreNew York, NY – Sundance Channel announced today it has signed with BBC Worldwide to co-produce Jane Campion’s Top of the Lake, an original scripted project. The seven part mini-series will be directed by Oscar® winner Jane Campion (“The Piano,” “Portrait of a Lady”) and Australian director Garth Davis,and written by Jane Campion and Gerard…
Read MoreLos Angeles, CA – Starz Entertainment has green-lit a new original adventure series titled Da Vinci’s Demons developed and produced by BBC Worldwide Productions. This is the first project to enter production under the multi-year agreement Starz signed with BBC Worldwide Productions earlier this summer. The series was jointly announced today by Starz Media Managing…
Read MoreNew York, NY – BBC AMERICA’s first original scripted series, COPPER, which delivered the channel’s highest rated series premiere ever, is building to an explosive finale that will change lives and New York City forever. With Confederate terrorists threatening to destroy the city as they know it, unexpected traitors will be revealed and once air-tight bonds will…
Read MoreNew York, NY – BBC Worldwide America, Sales & Distribution, today announced a co-production deal with MASTERPIECE for the Victorian-era series, The Paradise, and 90-minute film, The Lady Vanishes, an adaptation of the classic 1930s Hitchcock thriller. These titles will air in the U.S. on MASTERPIECE on PBS. The Paradise Set amidst the Victorian splendor of…
Read MoreNew York, NY – BBC AMERICA is celebrating its best month and quarter ever – fueled by the continued success of Supernatural Saturday series Doctor Who and the channel’s first original scripted series COPPER. The channel earned its highest ratings ever in total viewers for September and the third quarter 2012 in both prime and total day. BBC…
Read MoreNew York, NY – BBC Worldwide America Sales & Distribution today announced a first time sale to STARZ KIDS & FAMILY for the critically-acclaimed children’s titles, Wingin’ It and Sadie J. The popular teen- focused shows will air on the network’s “Six Block” programming franchise, with Wingin’ It scheduled to premiere on March 1, 2013 and Sadie J joining the block…
Read MoreSanta Monica, CA – September 10, 2012 Ovation, the only multi-platform network celebrating art, artists and all forms of artistic story-telling, is announcing its first co-production deal with BBC Worldwide Americas, Sales and Distribution, for the television feature Doors Open starring Douglas Henshall and Stephen Fry. Produced by Stephen Fry’s Sprout Pictures for ITV-1 in…
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